Reexamination of the O(3P→1D) excitation rate by thermal electron impact

The theoretical and experimental electron impact excitation cross sections for the O(3P→1D) transition that have been reported in the literature the last two decades are used to derive O(3P→1D) excitation rates by thermal electron impact. The derived rates are represented by a simple parametric formula which should prove useful in atmospheric 6300‐Å airglow and electron gas thermal balance studies.